Show qi1 THK nsiiiitus QUKMTHH Our dispatches to ilij Mate that tlio ult Canadian authorities hive seized upon 5 ft another Ameiicin fishing vessel for J2e alleged viohtion of tho provisions of the fisheries treaty Speaking of tho Btizum s of the David J Adams a few ilijs ago Rvvellpostod oKtlnngo SIlS thc HCOIUS S to be a grave doubt as to the precise tv Mains of this collie hiiinc To sluice o upon and tonfiscato a newel tho M proper of an indopendenl nnd BOV I eroign power IH II sciions piopo Il iA tuition mil tinder ordtn iry ciicnmstniues 1 4 canes lelli bill in Hie pietcut 1 instance the difficult is to locate the Lt wrong Tho Dominion authorities contend it con-tend that thu Adims had rcmleuHl < < 1 her Holt liable to Btizuro under the 1 IWH tmd I I treaties between England and America l governing tIle fisheriuu in Canidiin It watoiH Hit Amciitan authonticx tu have not so far controverted tin proposition i 0 prop-osition It scouts thcrefoio to bo n 1it miostion for intcriutionil InvcttUttion ii and arbitration rather than one of belligerency jlag bel-ligerency between hue two governments 1 Tho Hon Satkvillo West British iv0 Minister it Washington has possibly I given the two explanation for this dim 1 culty Ho Hitjfl Ihcntliinn might I m have been iiNoMcit Imtl < l Congrces taken tho advice of tho Adniinislratioii < hull l appointed a Commission to inqniro Into I 2 tho whole dispute j but it 1ms cliotcn not f 21 to do so and < 1 Is led on this question by Senator Irje who really does not seem 4I to care nlmt he says I MinIster West further says t ° Congrosi has denounced the trusty of 1871 but ill iuiI Bubatltuted nothing therefor throuin everything back upon LIla miserable old utI uu2 treaty of 1818 uhich is susceptible of n fuj different interpretation by each Government uhiut Govern-ment bo that finally Ills wbolo matter 1u will hao to bo settled boy a Commission 1 Tho treaty of 1818 Article I proudos I that American fishermen shall bo 1 permitted d per-mitted < l to outer such has or harbors for S I the PUI p00 of ehcltcrand of repiiring 4 damages thenin of purchifahi wood < land fr J l-and obtaining wlltcr anil for no other Il I 1 purpose luteter so that by the tcrmu of thus coutract bctuccu the two high I 0 contractlnK pattten nn Ainerluan 4 vessel tbit ontciK a Canadian < poit l for an > other object than us tin run I specified rlolates tho treaty mill < 1 Is Mil iis ject under < maritime inles and rogulations 20 to seizure The Dominion autlionticH t i claim that the Adams was in their natcra l unlanfull IH the ilalm good If so 1 uu ImM nn tauae of complaint but 1 must eat tho fruits of our own folly in ir u refusing to follow tho ftu ction of the ii 5k President < to tabllbli a commission to l settle the imcijtioiis iinohed |